ML23199A235

Letter to EPA-Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station, Units 3 and 4 - Notice of Availability of Draft Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement for Subsequent License Renewal

ML23199A235
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	09/05/2023
From:	Tanya Smith NRC/NMSS/DREFS/ELRB
To:	Watson T US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4
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ML23199A229	List: ML23199A235 ML23199A248
References
EPID L-2021-SLE-0002
Download: ML23199A235 (3)

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September 5, 2023 Tracy Watson U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 61 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303

SUBJECT:

TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NUMBERS 3 AND 4 - NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT SITE-SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL (EPID NO. L-2021-SLE-0002)

Dear Tracy Watson:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has prepared draft environmental impact statement (EIS) NUREG-1437, Supplement 5a, Second Renewal, Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Subsequent License Renewal for Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4, Draft Report for Comment. The draft EIS supplements NUREG-1437, Supplement 5, Second Renewal, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Subsequent License Renewal for Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4, Final Report (FSEIS), issued in October 2019.

Based on the draft EIS and the FSEIS, the NRC staffs preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of subsequent license renewal (SLR) for Turkey Point (i.e., the continued operation of Turkey Point for a period of 20 years beyond current expiration dates) are not so great that preserving the option of SLR for energy-planning decision-makers would be unreasonable. The NRC staff based its recommendation on the following: 1) Florida Power &

Light Companys environmental report, as supplemented; 2) the NRC staffs consultations with Federal, State, Tribal, and local government agencies; 3) the NRC staffs independent environmental review, which is documented in the draft EIS and the FSEIS; and 4) the NRC staffs consideration of public comments.

The draft EIS was submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA via e-NEPA and copies are also being distributed to interested Federal, State, and local government agencies, industry organizations, interest groups, and members of the public. A copy of the draft EIS will also be placed in the Naranja Branch Library, 14850 SW 280 Street, Homestead, Florida 33032, and in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The ADAMS accession number for the draft EIS is ML23242A216.

T. Watson Westlake If further information is required, please contact the NRC environmental project manager, Lance Rakovan, by email at Lance.Rakovan@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Signed by Smith, Theodore on 09/05/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos. 50-250, 50-251 cc: Listserv

ML23199A235 OFFICE NMSS/REFS NMSS/REFS:LA OGC NMSS/REFS:BC NAME LRakovan AWalker-Smith JWachutka TSmith DATE 8/28/2023 9/1/2023 9/1/2023 9/5/2023